Grassroots organizations have often argued they can stop violence in a way the police department cannot. NY1 News reports on a new study by John Jay College's Research and Evaluation Center that shows some of those community programs are making a difference.
2017 documentary focuses on cases of young people convicted of various forms of murder and homicide. Includes several of my comments and observations.
The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) interviewed several professionals attending the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative's 25th anniversary celebration in Orlando, Florida.
I have a short sound bite in a story about a Florida sheriff's office using game show-style videos to notify local offenders with outstanding warrants.
CBS report included excerpts of an interview with me.
Discussion at a community roundtable organized by the National Academies of Sciences. Also watch the session following the presentations in which Jeffrey Butts and Daniel Webster respond to audience questions. https://youtu.be/IkCFHIlhkiA&rel=0 Read more about the products of the evaluation.
In the wake of the San Bernardino shooting, politicians are being shamed for online posts about gun control with many critics saying that "prayers won't do anything" to stop more attacks. Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, joins CBSN with more insight.
Jeffrey Butts speaking at a conference focused on justice innovations for young adults.
From a panel discussion on April 21, 2015, sponsored by the Center for New York City Affairs, The New School. http://youtu.be/lbo_Yg7m8s4&rel=0
http://youtu.be/S_K0KeOm1a8&rel=0 From a Google+ Hangout hosted by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange involving Jeffrey Butts and Cynthia Lum from George Mason University.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp7vRvk9Sc&rel=0 From a Google+ Hangout hosted by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange involving Jeffrey Butts and Cynthia Lum from George Mason University.
http://youtu.be/Hsdgq6PIyoM&rel=0 From a Google+ Hangout hosted by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange involving Jeffrey Butts and Cynthia Lum from George Mason University.
